Matti Pellonpää
Born March 28, 1951 (Age: 75)
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Helsinki, Finland
Biography
Matti Pellonpää (March 28, 1951 in Helsinki – July 13, 1995 in Vaasa) was an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. He rose to international fame with his roles in both Aki Kaurismäki's and Mika Kaurismäki's films; particularly being a regular in Aki's films, appearing in 18 of them. He started his career in 1962 as a radio actor at the Finnish state-owned broadcasting company YLE. He performed as an actor during the 70s in many amateur theatres, at the same time that he studied at the Finnish Theatre Academy, where he completed his studies in the year 1977. He was nominated Best Actor by European Film Academy for his role as Rodolfo in La Vie de Boheme and won the Felix at the European Film Awards in 1992. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth. Description above from the Wikipedia article Matti Pellonpää, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Matti Pellonpää (March 28, 1951 in Helsinki – July 13, 1995 in Vaasa) was an award-winning Finnish actor and a musician. He rose to international fame with his roles in both Aki Kaurismäki's and Mika Kaurismäki's films; particularly being a regular in Aki's films, appearing in 18 of them.
He started his career in 1962 as a radio actor at the Finnish state-owned broadcasting company YLE. He performed as an actor during the 70s in many amateur theatres, at the same time that he studied at the Finnish Theatre Academy, where he completed his studies in the year 1977.
He was nominated Best Actor by European Film Academy for his role as Rodolfo in La Vie de Boheme and won the Felix at the European Film Awards in 1992. He also starred in Jim Jarmusch's 1991 film Night on Earth.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Matti Pellonpää, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Bohemian Eyes
2011
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 59
Pieniä valheita
1994
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as Luikki
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Age: 43
Sutki
1993
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as Dino
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Age: 42
Chaplinesque
1993
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as The Man Who Greets the Sun
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Age: 42
The Last Border
1993
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as Dimitri
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Age: 42
La Vie de Bohème
1992
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as Rodolfo
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Age: 40
Where Is Musette?
1992
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as Self
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Age: 40
Night on Earth
1991
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as Mika
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Age: 40
Zombie and the Ghost Train
1991
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as Harri
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Age: 40
Moonlight Sonata II: The Street Sweepers
1991
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as Toimistovirkailijat
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Age: 39
Kiljusen herrasväen uudet seikkailut
1990
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as Interpreter of Fruktosian
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Age: 39
Dolly and Her Lover
1990
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as Räpsy
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Age: 38
Kumma juttu
1989
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as self
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Age: 38
Paper Star
1989
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as Ravintolan asiakas
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Age: 38
Leningrad Cowboys Go America
1989
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as Vladimir (Manager)
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Age: 37
Cha Cha Cha
1989
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as Matti Ojanperä
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Age: 37
Ariel
1988
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as Mikkonen
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Age: 37
Hamlet Goes Business
1987
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as Guard
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Age: 36
No Image
Päätepysäkki
1986
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as Sepi
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Age: 35
Ylösnousemus
1985
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as Formulakuski, joka etsii kuolemaa
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Age: 34
Calamari Union
1985
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as Frank
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Age: 33
Viimeiset rotannahat
1985
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as
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Age: 33
Se minun töistäni - Matti Pellonpää
1984
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as Self
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Age: 33
Pedon merkki
1981
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as Hermonsa menettänyt sotilaskarkuri
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Age: 30
No Image
Kauhea murhamies Lalli
1981
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as Puhelias keihäsmies
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Age: 30
The Liar
1981
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as Fan of Chandler
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Age: 29
Päivä ennen
1978
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as Mopedimies
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Age: 27
Viimeinen savotta
1977
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as
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Age: 26
Finnish Frustrations
1969
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as
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Age: 18
The Boys
1962
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as Schoolboy (uncredited)
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Age: 11